PM Modi Celebrates India’s Achievements At G20 Parliamentary Speakers Summit, Emphasizes Year Of Festivities

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 9th G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20) and emphasized the significance of India’s G20 presidency, which has brought a year of festivities to the country. He highlighted India’s achievements, including a successful Moon landing and the hosting of the G20 Summit, while underlining the P20 Summit’s role in celebrating the power of the people.

PM Modi stated that India, as the world’s largest democracy, is a fitting host for the P20 Summit, emphasizing the importance of parliaments worldwide as places for debate and deliberation. He noted the rich legacy of India’s thousands of years of debates and discussions, tracing back to ancient texts.

#WATCH | At the 9th P20 summit in Delhi, PM Modi says, “A world full of conflicts and confrontation cannot benefit anyone. A divided world cannot give solutions to the challenges before us. This is a time for peace and brotherhood, a time to move together, a time to move forward… pic.twitter.com/XisUaVClYB

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Addressing the current global situation, the Prime Minister stressed that a world marked by conflicts and confrontations cannot provide solutions to contemporary challenges. He called for unity, peace, and development, emphasizing the importance of moving forward together.

Regarding the issue of terrorism, PM Modi acknowledged India’s long-standing struggle against cross-border terrorism, recounting the terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament approximately 20 years ago. He highlighted the global recognition of terrorism as a significant challenge that goes against humanity and called on parliaments and their representatives worldwide to collaborate in the fight against terrorism.

PM Modi expressed his disappointment that there is no global consensus on the definition of terrorism, and he emphasized that this lack of agreement allows the enemies of humanity to exploit the situation. In essence, he urged international cooperation in addressing this critical issue.